How to tell the difference between a succulent dying from sunburn and dying from heat? This article explains it clearly

It is already late summer and early autumn, and posting this article only now may be somewhat inappropriate, but Xiaojingzhi Life has always believed in the story that it is never too late to mend the fold after a sheep is lost, and there is never anything wrong with summarizing and accumulating experience. So, today, let's talk about the difference between succulents dying from heat and dying from sunburn, and the preventive measures.

Everyone knows that in summer, if you do not provide shade for your succulents, they are very easily sunburned. But "sunburn" here is a very general term. Succulents grown outdoors year-round are actually quite tolerant of sun exposure, so whether a succulent died from heat or from sunburn needs to be clarified.

First, let's talk about sunburn in succulents. Sunburn is mainly ultraviolet burning. Even if the temperature is not high, suddenly receiving strong ultraviolet light can easily sunburn or even kill a succulent. This is especially true for succulents kept indoors for a long time and normally receiving very little sunlight, for example, ones kept indoors through a whole winter, and then on a bright sunny spring day suddenly moved outdoors, even if the temperature is not very high, they are still very easily sunburned or even killed by the sun.

So the key to sunburn or death by sunburn lies in "suddenly receiving" strong and intense sunlight. This is actually easy to understand. For example, if a person who has been kept indoors for a long time with delicate fair skin is suddenly one day made to hike across the Taklamakan, he definitely cannot take it. Therefore, to prevent succulents from being sunburned or killed by the sun, the first thing is to prevent succulents that have not seen sunlight for a long time from suddenly receiving high-intensity light, and the second is to provide appropriate shade at noon in summer.

Now let's talk about succulents dying from heat. Many friends take a laid-back approach to getting their succulents through summer, providing no rain protection, no watering, and no shade in summer. Under the strong midday sun, the ambient temperature may be only 35°C, but the leaf temperature of the succulent may be more than ten degrees higher than the ambient temperature, and turning to mush can happen in minutes; and if the ambient temperature approaches 40°C, even the flower pot will feel hot to the touch, let alone the succulent.

And at the same air temperature, if there is no ventilation, a small enclosed space will produce a greenhouse effect, and the leaf temperature of the succulent will be even higher. So, in addition to shading, you should do everything possible to ensure that the growing environment of the succulent has good ventilation. If there really is no natural wind, then use a fan.

After reading the above, you probably now have a general idea of the difference between succulents dying from heat and dying from sunburn. Overall, before summer, grow them outdoors more to toughen them up, do not let them suddenly receive strong light, provide appropriate shade in midsummer, and maintain good ventilation, and getting succulents through summer is not that difficult.

The above was compiled and published by Xiaojingzhi Life, and I hope it is helpful to you.